Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 200 of 2011). Country/Territory Malta Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of Malta No. 18.753, 24 May 2011. Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Cultural heritage Protection of species Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract These Regulations lay down the list of protected species of trees. Furthermore they lay down criteria for selection of important sites, including sites that contain: (a) representative types of Maltese woodland communities; (b) woodland and forest communities which are in danger of disappearing in their natural area of distribution; or (c) woodland and forest communities which have a reduced natural area of distribution as a consequence of their natural or man induced regression or on account of their intrinsically restricted area. Full text English Website www.doi.gov.mt